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If you’re looking for a fun way to serve fresh fruit, you have to try these 3-ingredient watermelon fries. They’re fresh watermelon sticks that look like crinkle-cut fries and are served with a fruit dip.
Although the kids will love them, they’re the perfect summer snack for any age! These watermelon fries are a hydrating and sweet snack perfect for the kids and summer time cookouts.
The yogurt dip is light and fluffy, and pairs pefectly with these easy fries made out of watermelon. Serve them as an after-pool snack, have them with lunches, or use them to take your appetizer game to a whole new level. They went viral thanks to Happy Kid’s Kitchen on TikTok for a reason!
Beyond being delicious, watermelon has several nutritional benefits because it’s a good source of antioxidants and nutrients in addition to supporting hydration. It packs essential vitamins like vitamin A and C (great for skin health) and is a great way to keep kids hydrated in the summer months.
Don’t skip the fluffy dip! Making the whipped cream homemade is so worth the extra step too!
Looking for other easy fruit recipes for hot days? Try fruit salsa with cinnamon chips or strawberry popsicles next.
Ingredients You Need
Here are the main ingredients you need to make these easy watermelon fries. Skip to the recipe card for exact measurements.
- Seedless watermelon: When buying watermelon, you want to find a dull (not shiny), heavy, uniformly shaped watermelon with a large yellow spot on the underside, a hollow sound when you knock on it, and a sweet aroma.
- Whipped cream: Homemade or store-bought. Use coconut whipped cream to keep this recipe vegan.
- Vanilla Greek yogurt: I like 2Good vanilla yogurt but any brand, even plant-based, are great options.
How to Make Watermelon Fries
Here are the basic steps, with images, for this watermelon fries recipe. Skip down to the recipe card below for the full printable recipe.
- Slice watermelon: Use a regular sharp chef’s knife to cut it in half width-wise. Flip the watermelon so the flesh side is down (rind up) and slice the watermelon into 1/4-inch slices to create half-moons.
- Create long fries: Use a crinkle fry cutter to cut each half-moon into long fries.
- Remove the rind: Cut the rind off the ends and sides.
- Mix the yogurt dip: Fold the Greek yogurt with the whipped cream, add it to a serving bowl, and scatter watermelon fries around the bowl.
Success tip: Chill the watermelon in the fridge before cutting so it’s nice and cold for serving. Or cut them in advance and chill them. Cold watermelon is just better!
Tips for Cutting Watermelon
- Helpful Hint: Put the cutting board on a baking sheet to catch the juices.
- Keep a trash can nearby to toss the rind, and a storage container or serving bowl nearby to transfer the cut watermelon fries. This helps keep your space clean!
- Always lay the watermelon on the flattest side and use a sharp knife.
Similar to the tips for cutting watermelon into perfect cubes!
Tools You Need
Here are the tools you need to turn your whole watermelon into crinkle-cut fries.
- Crinkle cutter knife: use it at the end to get the crinkle shapes. Make sure the waves are exaggerated like this one. The waves on the crinkle cutter weren’t deep enough on the first knife I tried with these fries.
- Sharp chef’s knife: to cut the watermelon at the beginning. Using a regular knife helps safely cut through the watermelon rind.
- Cutting board: I like to place a large cutting board inside a rimmed sheet pan to catch the juices.
How to Store
Watermelon stays fresh in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. You can also freeze leftover watermelon to make watermelon sorbet.
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Watermelon Fries Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 medium whole seedless watermelon
- 1 1/2 cups whipped topping homemade or store bought
- 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Place a cutting board inside a sheet pan to catch the juices. Use a sharp chef's knife to carefully slice the watermelon in half width-wise.
- Lay one of the halves cut side down on the cutting board. Cut into 1/4 inch slices all the way across. They should be the shape of half moons.
- Lay each half moon flat and use a crinkle cutter to cut into 1/4-inch fries. Cut the rind off the ends and sides. If you have time, chill the cut watermelon in the fridge (or chill the whole watermelon before cutting).
- Fold the Greek yogurt with the whipped cream. Serve watermelon fries with a bowl of whipped cream. Watermelon stays fresh in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
